OSCR Scottish charity profile

Knit-Up

ActiveCharity number SC046072
Registered22 October 2015
Main locationScottish Borders
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC046072
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Scotland and other parts of the UK
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
TD1 1NE

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

THE CHARITY WAS DORMANT IN THE CURRENT PERIOD. IT IS EXPECTED THAT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE FUTURE.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The advancement of education: Knit-Up will teach the craft of knitting, especially to the young and disadvantaged. Knitting has many health benefits, including confidence building, giving therapeutic and health to individuals who are prone to depression or are needing to work through personal issues and traumas. Knit-Up recognises the loneliness of the elderly both at home and in nursing homes. Knit-Up will work with families on projects to increase positive communication, family unity and harmony. The advancement of national heritage: Knitting was a very important source of income in the past and seeped in history and had an important story within many communities.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 October 2025£0£00Not supplied
31 October 2024£0£0021 July 2025
31 October 2023£0£0012 July 2024
31 October 2022£0£001 August 2023
31 October 2021£0£0028 July 2022

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
Bylands, 2 Manse Street, Galashiels
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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